Friday, January 30, 2009

Maker's Mark Bourbon Goes Green

bourbonOn the occasion you find yourself needing something smooth and strong to wash away the day's stress your enjoyment shouldn't be precluded by environmental guilt. In the case of Maker's Mark bourbonyou can have a splash over ice and feel good in every way because they are leading the way in eco-friendly distilleries! 

This nationally distributed spirit not only sources the majority of it's grain locally, including corn and wheat within a thirty-mile radius of the distillery, but their production facility recycles the byproducts of processing to generate renewable energy. The latter innovation means that Maker's Mark uses 15-30% less natural gas than it would without the renewable energy. Plus they currently recycle 95% of their waste with plans to have 0% waste in just three years! I'd give them three cheers! 

[via Inhabitat]

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